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Old May 27, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Smoked the lights on my CL600!!
Ok, so I finally got off my *** and did it. I smoked the side markers, turn signals in the mirrors, center brake light, and the tails. On the tails, I masked off the white for the first 2 coats so that the white is a little lighter. What do you guys think? BTW, sorry for all the dirt...it rained on my way to the hangar to do this.










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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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I'm not a fan of smoking taillights but these aren't bad
I think it's a little too dark
Great ride btw!
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it goes with the black
but im not fan also
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For some reason I like your stock light better...well maybe it looks better with the light tint Did you paint by yourself?

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I like the sidemarkers, not the tailights
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Originally Posted by M-bENZ
For some reason I like your stock light better...well maybe it looks better with the light tint Did you paint by yourself?

Andy

Yes, I did them myself. They aren't quite as dark as they appear in the pictures...but they are still darker than I intended them to be. In person, though, you can still see red through them even with no lights on. I just couldn't stand all that damn red anymore.
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Yes, I did them myself. They aren't quite as dark as they appear in the pictures...but they are still darker than I intended them to be. In person, though, you can still see red through them even with no lights on. I just couldn't stand all that damn red anymore.

Nicely done man. Now it's time for some black wheels to complete the sinister look.
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Nicely done man. Now it's time for some black wheels to complete the sinister look.
Thanks...these are the wheels I want:
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